Diary Entry - 04/21/1983
Key Facts
President Reagan meets with the President of the Commission of the European Communities Gaston Thorn.
President Reagan is informed that a Libyan transport plane is intercepted and held in Brazil on its way to Nicaragua.
Senator John H. Glenn, Jr. (D, OH) becomes the fifth announced candidate for the 1984 Democratic presidential nomination.
N.S.C. Briefing—Brazil is holding Lybian transport planes that were headed for Nicaragua. Their cargo—medical supplys turned out to be weapons. Rcvd. Pres. Thorn of European Commission. Good meeting discussing Wmsburg Summit & other problems. Cabinet meeting—I approved a gradual phase out of farm marketing orders. Discussed plans for helping to meet health problems of unemployed no longer covered by employer health plans. Interesting thing is the way the medical profession has already moved to provide free care for these people. In East room addressed gathering of people from T.V. stations across the country who have held “jobathons.” Did some taping for Am. Feed mfgrs.—A tribute to the 21st anniversary of the James Bond movies and to the Future Business Leaders Nat. Conf. Called it a day—a beautiful Spring day for a change. Kathy O. left for Calif.—her father has returned to the hospital—probably for last time.
